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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
70
Citations
17731
World Ranking
1681
National Ranking
18

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
64
Citations
15084
World Ranking
981
National Ranking
21

Elena Paoletti publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elena Paoletti sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 263 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Elena Paoletti D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elena Paoletti sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Overview

Elena Paoletti is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy. Their research spans multiple fields within environmental and biological sciences, focusing notably on plant science, atmospheric science, and health-related environmental impacts.

Their work covers a broad spectrum of topics, including:

  • Plant responses to elevated CO2
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air quality and health impacts
  • Plant water relations and carbon dynamics
  • Plant stress responses and tolerance
  • Climate change and health impacts
  • Air quality monitoring and forecasting

Paoletti has contributed extensively to publications in specialized scientific venues such as:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Research
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Journal of Forestry Research
  • Atmospheric Environment

Frequent collaborators include several researchers with whom they have co-authored numerous works. These coauthors are:

  • Yasutomo Hoshika
  • Pierre Sicard
  • Alessandra De Marco
  • Bárbara Bâesso Moura
  • Zhaozhong Feng

Their recent published papers demonstrate a focus on urban and ozone-related environmental issues. Representative works include:

  • Amplified ozone pollution in cities during the COVID-19 lockdown, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Trends in urban air pollution over the last two decades: A global perspective, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Ozone affects plant, insect, and soil microbial communities: A threat to terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity, 2020, Science Advances
  • Urban population exposure to air pollution in Europe over the last decades, 2021, Environmental Sciences Europe
  • Ozone pollution threatens the production of major staple crops in East Asia, 2022, Nature Food

Their scientific output reflects a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the interactions between atmospheric pollutants, particularly ozone, and biological systems, as well as broader implications for public health and ecosystem sustainability.

Best Publications

  • Atmospheric composition change: Ecosystems–Atmosphere interactions

    D. Fowler;Kim Pilegaard;M.A. Sutton;Per Ambus

  • Amplified ozone pollution in cities during the COVID-19 lockdown.

    Pierre Sicard;Alessandra De Marco;Evgenios Agathokleous;Zhaozhong Feng

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Present-day tropospheric ozone distribution and trends relevant to vegetation

    Gina Mills;Håkan Pleijel;Christopher S. Malley;Baerbel Sinha

  • Trends in urban air pollution over the last two decades: A global perspective.

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  • Tropospheric ozone assessment report: Global ozone metrics for climate change, human health, and crop/ecosystem research

    Allen S. Lefohn;Christopher S. Malley;Luther Smith;Benjamin Wells

  • Functional traits of urban trees: air pollution mitigation potential

    Ruediger Grote;Roeland Samson;Rocio Alonso;Jorge Humberto Amorim

  • Integrated effects of air pollution and climate change on forests: a northern hemisphere perspective.

    Andrzej Bytnerowicz;Kenji Omasa;Elena Paoletti

  • Ozone pollution threatens the production of major staple crops in East Asia

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  • Ozone affects plant, insect, and soil microbial communities: A threat to terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity

    Evgenios Agathokleous;Zhaozhong Feng;Elina Oksanen;Pierre Sicard

  • Economic losses due to ozone impacts on human health, forest productivity and crop yield across China

    Zhaozhong Feng;Alessandra De Marco;Alessandro Anav;Maurizio Gualtieri

  • Ozone pollution will compromise efforts to increase global wheat production.

    Gina Mills;Katrina Sharps;David Simpson;David Simpson;Håkan Pleijel

  • Urban population exposure to air pollution in Europe over the last decades

    Pierre Sicard;Evgenios Agathokleous;Alessandra De Marco;Elena Paoletti

  • Impact of ozone on Mediterranean forests: a review.

    E. Paoletti

  • Ozone levels in European and USA cities are increasing more than at rural sites, while peak values are decreasing.

    Elena Paoletti;Alessandra De Marco;David C.S. Beddows;Roy M. Harrison

  • Does living in elevated CO2 ameliorate tree response to ozone? A review on stomatal responses.

    Elena Paoletti;Nancy E. Grulke

  • Projected global ground-level ozone impacts on vegetation under different emission and climate scenarios

    Pierre Sicard;Alessandro Anav;Alessandra De Marco;Elena Paoletti

  • Promoting the O3 flux concept for European forest trees

    R. Matyssek;A. Bytnerowicz;P.-E. Karlsson;E. Paoletti

  • Occurrence of Phytophthora species in oak stands in Italy and their association with declining oak trees

    A. M. Vettraino;G. P. Barzanti;M. C. Bianco;A. Ragazzi

  • Should we see urban trees as effective solutions to reduce increasing ozone levels in cities

    Pierre Sicard;Evgenios Agathokleous;Valda Araminiene;Elisa Carrari

  • Impacts of air pollution on human and ecosystem health, and implications for the National Emission Ceilings Directive: Insights from Italy.

    A. De Marco;C. Proietti;A. Anav;Luisella Ciancarella

  • A meta-analysis on growth, physiological, and biochemical responses of woody species to ground-level ozone highlights the role of plant functional types.

    Pin Li;Zhaozhong Feng;Vicent Catalayud;Xiangyang Yuan

  • Toward a biologically significant and usable standard for ozone that will also protect plants

    Elena Paoletti;William J. Manning

  • Ozone exposure and stomatal sluggishness in different plant physiognomic classes.

    Elena Paoletti;Nancy E. Grulke

  • Decrease in surface ozone concentrations at Mediterranean remote sites and increase in the cities

    Pierre Sicard;Alessandra De Marco;Fabien Troussier;Camille Renou

Frequent Co-Authors

Alessandra De Marco
Alessandra De Marco National Agency For New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
Zhaozhong Feng
Zhaozhong Feng Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
Pierre Sicard
Pierre Sicard École des Mines de Douai
Silvano Fares
Silvano Fares National Research Council (CNR)
Alessandro Anav
Alessandro Anav National Agency For New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
William J. Manning
William J. Manning University of Massachusetts Amherst
Cristina Nali
Cristina Nali University of Pisa
Giacomo Lorenzini
Giacomo Lorenzini University of Pisa
Rainer Matyssek
Rainer Matyssek Technical University of Munich
Teis Nørgaard Mikkelsen
Teis Nørgaard Mikkelsen Technical University of Denmark

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